Disturbances of water and electrolyte balance

• Verfasst von: Hund, Ernst [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Böhrer, Hubert [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Martin, Eike [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hanley, Daniel F. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Disturbances of water and electrolyte balance
• Verf.angabe: Ernst F. Hund, Hubert Böhrer, Eike Martin, Daniel F. Hanley
• Jahr: 1994
• Umfang: 11 S.
• Fussnoten: Elektronische Reproduktion der Druck-Ausgabe 6. Dezember 2012 ; Gesehen am 08.05.2024
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Neurocritical care
• Ort Quelle: Berlin; Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, 1994
• Jahr Quelle: 1994
• Band/Heft Quelle: (1994), Seite 917-927
• ISBN Quelle: 978-3-642-87602-8
• DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-642-87602-8_87
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1888091835

Abstract

Total body water, which is distributed into the intracellular and extracellular compartments, makes up 50-60% of the body weight of the average adult patient. The intracellular compartment contains 60% of total body water, the extracellular compartment 40%. The extracellular compartment can be further subdivided into the intravascular and interstitial subcompartments, with the former containing approximately 3.5 l in the average adult patient (i.e., 4% of body weight). These fluid compartments are known to undergo dynamic changes depending on a multitude of factors such as solute or protein concentrations.